Vivid Writing Practice Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 16: Practice: vivid writing · Set 19 · 40 questions

Writer's tip (Make the reader see it): Decide which tool the question is about. Use that lesson’s tip: a sense, showing actions, like / as or IS, a sound word, a strong verb, an exact adjective, or speech marks. Read your choice aloud — does it paint a clear picture?

1. 1.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The classroom was a zoo after the bell rang. (b) Meera watered the plants in the morning. (c) The old bread was as hard as a rock.
2. 2.Which sense does this line use?
   “The silk sari felt smooth against my cheek.” (a) taste (b) smell (c) touch
3. 3.Which strong verb means “fell over and over”? (a) tumbled (b) sipped (c) hurled
4. 4.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
   “The pillow was as soft as a cloud.” (a) neither (b) metaphor (c) simile
5. 5.Which strong verb means “took hold of quickly and roughly”? (a) giggled (b) grabbed (c) scrubbed
6. 6.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
   “The mouse ate the corner of the cheese.” (a) nibbled (b) wandered (c) strolled
7. 7.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) The lake shone like a mirror in the sun. (b) The teacher wrote the date on the board. (c) Dad is a walking dictionary.
8. 8.Which strong verb means “dived down suddenly”? (a) tossed (b) glanced (c) plunged
9. 9.Is this sentence showing or telling?
   “Joseph felt very cold.” (a) showing (b) telling
10. 10.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Aisha is angry? (a) Aisha drummed her fingers and stared at the clock. (b) Aisha was angry. (c) Aisha threw down the pencil and shouted, “Not fair!”
11. 11.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Vihaan froze and held his breath as the floor creaked.” (a) cold (b) sad (c) scared
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I have lost my favourite teddy, sobbed Vihaan. (b) “I have lost my favourite teddy,” sobbed Vihaan. (c) “I have lost my favourite teddy” sobbed Vihaan.
13. 13.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as a lion” (a) slow (b) soft (c) brave
14. 14.Which sense does this line use?
    “Dad sniffed the milk to check if it was fresh.” (a) hearing (b) touch (c) smell
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Is it time for lunch yet? asked Tara. (b) “Is it time for lunch yet?” asked Tara. (c) “Is it time for lunch yet” asked Tara.
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) slurp (b) tick-tock (c) meow
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “That joke is so funny”, giggled Ishaan. (b) “That joke is so funny” giggled Ishaan. (c) “That joke is so funny,” giggled Ishaan.
18. 18.Complete the simile:
    “as ___ as snow” (a) black (b) noisy (c) white
19. 19.Which sentence is a metaphor? (a) We ate rice and dal for dinner. (b) His heart was a drum during the race. (c) The jalebi was as sweet as honey.
20. 20.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Tara kicked a pebble round and round the empty yard.” (a) sad (b) bored (c) scared
21. 21.Which feeling does this sentence show?
    “Ananya laughed, clapped and twirled around the room.” (a) happy (b) scared (c) sad
22. 22.Which strong verb could replace “ate” in this sentence?
    “The hungry boy ate all the samosas in a minute.” (a) gobbled (b) shouted (c) scribbled
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “That joke is so funny___” giggled Imran. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
24. 24.Which strong verb means “cleaned by rubbing hard”? (a) shouted (b) tiptoed (c) scrubbed
25. 25.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Maria is cold? (a) Maria’s teeth chattered, and she pulled her shawl tighter. (b) Maria froze and held her breath as the floor creaked. (c) Maria was cold.
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) pond (c) quack
27. 27.Which sentence is a simile? (a) The feather was as light as air. (b) Our teacher is a fountain of ideas. (c) Kabir finished his homework early.
28. 28.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Ananya is bored? (a) Ananya was bored. (b) Ananya drummed her fingers and stared at the clock. (c) Ananya folded her arms and glared at her brother.
29. 29.Which describing word paints the clearest picture?
    “The ___ clouds floated across the sky.” (a) good (b) okay (c) puffy
30. 30.Which line uses the sense of sight? (a) The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen. (b) The sunset painted the sky orange and pink. (c) The lemon pickle tasted salty and sour.
31. 31.Which strong verb means “looked for a long time without moving”? (a) fluttered (b) sprinkled (c) stared
32. 32.Which sense does this line use?
    “The thunder crashed and roared.” (a) sight (b) smell (c) hearing
33. 33.Which word is the adjective (describing word) in this sentence?
    “The feathery grass tickled my feet.” (a) tickled (b) grass (c) feathery
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “My sandcastle got washed away”, sobbed Imran. (b) My sandcastle got washed away, sobbed Imran. (c) “My sandcastle got washed away,” sobbed Imran.
35. 35.Is this a simile, a metaphor or neither?
    “The water was as clear as glass.” (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) neither
36. 36.Which strong verb could replace “flew” in this sentence?
    “The eagle flew above the hills.” (a) soared (b) nibbled (c) slammed
37. 37.Which sentence SHOWS (without telling) that Joseph is hungry? (a) Joseph kept peeping into the kitchen for lunch. (b) Joseph shivered and stamped his feet in the snow. (c) Joseph was hungry.
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “My kite is torn to pieces___” sobbed Tenzin. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
39. 39.Which sense does this line use?
    “The old door creaked as it opened.” (a) hearing (b) touch (c) sight
40. 40.Is this sentence showing or telling?
    “Tenzin could barely keep his eyes open at dinner.” (a) showing (b) telling

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